search_archives

Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).

Signature: search_archives(query: string, required; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; page: integer, optional, default 1; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives/?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "arkivverket",
  "operation": "search_archives",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-31T19:20:04Z in 1.883 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58535 results in compact format.

name:
Husflidskomiteen på Gjøvikmessen 1936
id:
T-A-00282
name:
Steigen kommune Tilsynsutvalg Grønvik/Skånland/Vikmark
id:
K-18480.530.09
name:
Pasientjournaler fra Kaefer IKM 1947 - 1989
id:
Fs
name:
Entreprise E3; Styre- og overvåkingsanlegg
id:
1
name:
Entreprise E3; Styre- og overvåkingsanlegg
id:
2
name:
IKM Mekaniske AS
id:
0013
name:
Rennesøy og Finnøy - vannforsyning - E501 styring og overvåking
id:
0002
name:
Skjæveland - Storhaugkrossen - ny vannledning - E501 styring og overvåking
id:
0002
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. IKM laboratorium AS
id:
2012
name:
IKM Gjerseth Elektro AS. Kontrakt om utførelse av driftskontrollanlegg for vann- og avløpsanlegg
id:
0003

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total:

58535

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
76ecf7d0-7197-4a7a-b706-9e12bb64357f
name:
Husflidskomiteen på Gjøvikmessen 1936
id:
T-A-00282
path:
OAMM/T-A-00282
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76ecf7d0-7197-4a7a-b706-9e12bb64357f
urn:
ce6a4d42-c4eb-4b58-90a8-b20407d2a154
name:
Steigen kommune Tilsynsutvalg Grønvik/Skånland/Vikmark
id:
K-18480.530.09
path:
AIN/K-18480.530.09
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce6a4d42-c4eb-4b58-90a8-b20407d2a154
urn:
9cfcdd8a-6dde-4a0e-aa96-d6eab332a6da
name:
Pasientjournaler fra Kaefer IKM 1947 - 1989
id:
Fs
path:
AV/SAST-A-102497/F/Fs
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cfcdd8a-6dde-4a0e-aa96-d6eab332a6da
urn:
79205a0d-92d8-410b-b897-83a95891a033
name:
Entreprise E3; Styre- og overvåkingsanlegg
id:
1
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gb/L0013/1
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79205a0d-92d8-410b-b897-83a95891a033
urn:
42efde5b-3786-4cd9-af1d-538c512a86a1
name:
Entreprise E3; Styre- og overvåkingsanlegg
id:
2
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gb/L0013/2
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42efde5b-3786-4cd9-af1d-538c512a86a1
urn:
8db7b97f-e83e-4165-a5fa-f4e0a141acf0
name:
IKM Mekaniske AS
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Dd/L0003/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8db7b97f-e83e-4165-a5fa-f4e0a141acf0
urn:
d3589576-31e8-4b96-b210-c6ad6d60381c
name:
Rennesøy og Finnøy - vannforsyning - E501 styring og overvåking
id:
0002
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0005/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3589576-31e8-4b96-b210-c6ad6d60381c
urn:
c155f315-6d10-45e1-9c68-1db158c5dc03
name:
Skjæveland - Storhaugkrossen - ny vannledning - E501 styring og overvåking
id:
0002
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0011/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c155f315-6d10-45e1-9c68-1db158c5dc03
urn:
856f4d01-c656-4823-9190-6f055491a322
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. IKM laboratorium AS
id:
2012
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/856f4d01-c656-4823-9190-6f055491a322
urn:
9678ed80-6436-49f5-ae8a-814387f16a1a
name:
IKM Gjerseth Elektro AS. Kontrakt om utførelse av driftskontrollanlegg for vann- og avløpsanlegg
id:
0003
path:
IKAH/1247-022/F/Fa/L0005/0001/0003
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9678ed80-6436-49f5-ae8a-814387f16a1a
urn:
251a01f2-0579-4a7c-882f-a64742f8f6ae
name:
Avdeling 20 - "Utkast til lønnsavtale". Bedrift 1207032 IKM Inspections AS. Sak nr: 20.04.2012-16591
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0013/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/251a01f2-0579-4a7c-882f-a64742f8f6ae
urn:
948b9e41-d867-41e6-bc12-218ea3b9bf6e
name:
Bleikmyr (Haugesund), boligfelt IV, boligblokker
id:
L0010
path:
BYST/A-1811/T/Tb/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/948b9e41-d867-41e6-bc12-218ea3b9bf6e
urn:
9e178d76-5cab-4a51-9e89-b0acb10ab10e
name:
Venter på nøkkel (06/20222)
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1639/D/Dc/Dcb/L0148/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e178d76-5cab-4a51-9e89-b0acb10ab10e
urn:
a92a7c21-2d3b-47d8-a6b6-79e0793ec840
name:
IKM
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-2053/P/Pa/L0002/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a92a7c21-2d3b-47d8-a6b6-79e0793ec840
urn:
d2c13c0d-d2b8-476a-98f2-ad7d243d70af
name:
Eikmaksin AS
id:
0006
path:
OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0100/0006/0006
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2c13c0d-d2b8-476a-98f2-ad7d243d70af
urn:
7aaacb4e-eb13-4e30-a8aa-d51d8e4a7a43
name:
Lenvik - Lenvikmark, Lenvikmark- Bakkejord, Lenvikmark - Troms gr.
id:
0010
path:
AV/SAT-A-4181/H/Hb/L0015/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7aaacb4e-eb13-4e30-a8aa-d51d8e4a7a43
urn:
15ed4676-ee25-4ca3-bc01-9bd1bcc5e1c7
name:
Saker IKM
id:
L0010
path:
AV/SAST-A-101388/I/Ia/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15ed4676-ee25-4ca3-bc01-9bd1bcc5e1c7
urn:
c9bdfc03-5e70-4803-a0c6-edf53039dec0
name:
23 LN-IKM 3/5, Høgafjell
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-3582/Da/L0019/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9bdfc03-5e70-4803-a0c6-edf53039dec0
urn:
b0098439-c6cf-4575-8933-2aaf5492ff3b
name:
Vikmark Senior AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0177/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0098439-c6cf-4575-8933-2aaf5492ff3b
urn:
94239d53-b729-4af5-be12-beea31d9e653
name:
073 - IKM
id:
0003
path:
NF/Ark-1001/E/L0018/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94239d53-b729-4af5-be12-beea31d9e653
urn:
e8cbaf57-437b-488e-88ae-ec02c8bd1276
name:
IKM Mek., Hinna
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0376/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8cbaf57-437b-488e-88ae-ec02c8bd1276
urn:
44acb428-18bf-4d66-b736-c4a855f06459
name:
33 LN-IKM 18/8, Nedre Bjørnvatn
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-3582/Da/L0043/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44acb428-18bf-4d66-b736-c4a855f06459
urn:
6d901037-62ac-44ad-8305-e547b189a6b9
name:
LN-IKM, Nedre Bjørnevatn på Hardangervidda
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-3579/Db/L0045/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d901037-62ac-44ad-8305-e547b189a6b9
urn:
24d146c4-ab7b-4153-ab93-23d344f9d73d
name:
Eikmaskin as/Auma-Støylen & Co. Sesamporten
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/F/Fc/L0004/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24d146c4-ab7b-4153-ab93-23d344f9d73d
urn:
d2297117-d574-4aee-b2f5-a0ffa248f92d
name:
Bedrifts-ID: 0507157 - IKM Stillas, Hinna
id:
0044
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0035/0044
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2297117-d574-4aee-b2f5-a0ffa248f92d

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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